Maria: School budget clarification, enrollment mystery.. Piv: One BOE team is making house calls.. BOE campaign blogs listed..
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Ass't Supt. of Schools: "Plainfield official ordered to forfeit post immediately" -- Courier | Ledger |
Charter Schools: "Central Jersey Arts CS gets green light for new location"
Connolly Properties: "Auction of Connolly-managed properties nets $26.75M"
UEZs: "UEZ mayors meet to tackle state budget cuts"
Obituary: "Van Wormley, 30 years with Fire Division"
Schools --
- Outsourcing: "South Orange-Maplewood to outsource paraprofessionals"
- Wage Freeze: "Christie calls for school wage freeze to prevent layoffs" -- Education Week | Ledger |
- "Christie's task force suggests 10% of new housing be affordable"
- "Task force recommends larger role for town in determining need for affordable housing"
Legislature: "Legislature passes law prohibiting public from voting on stimulus-funded projects" -- What??!!
Baby Sling Recall: "More than 1 million Infantino baby slings recalled" -- Danger of infant suffocation.
Beer: "Cherry Hill brewery embraces the Garden State" -- Turnpike exit-numbered craft beers, reviewed by Mark Spivey.
Obesity: "High-fructose corn syrup beats sugar for weight gain" -- And the dangers associated with obesity.
Plainfield observers (click on name to go to post): Bernice offers a viewpoint on healthcare. Olddoc has two celebrations: the signing of the healthcare bill and the 65th anniversary of his participation in the 'Battle of the Bulge'. Maria posts some clarifying notes on the school budget, but the enrollment mystery remains. Piv reports one school board candidate team canvassed his neighborhood over the weekend. Councilor Storch urges attendance at Saturday's visioning event. Councilor Burney argues ambulances are a core service. CBAC (budget advisory committee) has put its presentation to the Council on the FY2010 budget online. PPS News (Schools) posts a link on pension benefits and legislative updates.
SCHOOL BOARD CAMPAIGN BLOGS
There are three teams of candidates running for three 3-year seats and 1 one-year seat. Each has a campaign blog, listed below in alphabetical order by team name/designation. Incumbents are designated by an asterisk (*). There are two independent candidates who are not blogging as far as I know.Don't miss these personal blogs by Plainfielders, each with a point of view: Rebecca Williams' Confessions of a Bathrobe Blogger; Renata Hernandez' PEPTalk: Revisited, her personal blog; Jackie Schnoop's The (TV) Show Must Go On; and Dottie Gutenkauf's Dottie G Sez.
CHANGE OUR SCHOOLS - CHANGE OUR CITY
3-year term: Jaclynne (Jackie) Callands, Dani Fletcher, Mahogany Hendricks; 1-year term: Clayton Tucker, Sr.
COALITION FOR BETTER SCHOOLS
3-year term: Mary Burgwinkle, Martin Cox*, Christian Estevez*; 1-year term: Carmencita Pile
ELECT A GRAND S.L.A.M. (SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ADVOCACY MOVEMENT)
3-year term: Rasheed Abdul-Haqq, Wilma Campbell*, Renata Hernandez; 1-year term: Keisha Edwards
| BERNICE'S PLAINTALKER | MARIA'S BLOG | DOC'S POTPOURRI | PIV FOR PLAINFIELD |
| PLAINFIELD SPORTS NEWS| PLAINFIELD TREES | COUNCILOR MAPP | COUNCILOR McWILLIAMS |
| COUNCILOR STORCH | COUNCILOR BURNEY | JERRY GREEN'S PAGE | BO ON THE 22nd |
| PLAINFIELD SPORTS NEWS| PLAINFIELD TREES | COUNCILOR MAPP | COUNCILOR McWILLIAMS |
| COUNCILOR STORCH | COUNCILOR BURNEY | JERRY GREEN'S PAGE | BO ON THE 22nd |
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today through April 9. During Library hours. Library Spring Book Sale. The Plainfield Public Library's mini Spring Book Sale features fiction, African-American history, cookbooks, women's history, religion and more -- all at $1 each. Located in the pool courtyard, the sale is continuous during Library hours (Mon-Wed: 9 am - 8 pm; Thu-Fri: 9 am - 5 pm; Sat: 9 am - 1 pm). The Plainfield Public Library is at Park Avenue and West 8th Street. Info: Mary Ellen Rogan, (908) 757-1111 x132.
- Today - March 24. 7:30 PM. Plainfield Shade Tree Commission. City Hall, 2nd Floor Conference Room. 515 Watchung Avenue (parking in lot at rear of building). Public invited.
- Tomorrow - March 25. 5 PM. United Way House Tour Planning Meeting. Planning continues for the Maidens in May House Tour, slated to coincide with the annual FOSH garage sale and Netherwood Heights and Van Wyck Brooks District activities. At the Plainfield Area YMCA, 518 Watchung Avenue (corner of East 6th Street; parking in the rear). Info: Jeff Scheckner, (908) 353-7171 x138.
- (NEW LISTING) Tomorrow - March 25. 5:30 - 8:30 PM. New Jersey Transit Rate and Service Public Hearing. The nearest public hearing on proposed fare increases and service changes. At NJT Board Room, NJT Headquarters, One Penn Plaza East, Newark. Complete schedule of hearings and information sessions can be found here.
- Tomorrow - March 25. 7 PM. City Council Town Hall Meeting (Ward 2). Second Ward residents are invited to discuss concerns specific to their Ward and neighborhoods. At Cook School, Leland Avenue at Berkeley Avenue.
- Tomorrow - March 25. 7 PM. Cable TV Advisory Board. The Advisory Board will be meeting with representatives of Verizon to discuss the rollout of Plainfield's FiOS PEG channel 34. At City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue. Parking and entry at the rear of the building. Public welcome.
- Saturday - March 27. 9 AM - 2 PM (Rain or shine). Electronics Recycling. Items accepted include: Monitors, keyboards, CPUs, TVs, phones, VCRs, printers and more. (See full list, including conditions and exclusions at www.ucnj.org/recycle/electronics.html.) Sponsored by Union County. At Alcatel-Lucent, 600 Mountain Avenue, New Providence. Pre-registration NOT required, but proof of Union County residence is. Info: (908) 654-9889.
- Saturday - March 27. 9 AM - 3 PM. Plainfield Visioning Workshop. Residents and business owners are invited to join with local officials and a team of Rutgers and NJIT faculty and students in re-imagining Plainfield's future with a focus on the Main and Netherwood Stations and the Western rail corridor. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue. (Parking available in the Spooner Avenue lot.) Lunch will be served. Free, but please confirm your attendance with Jacques or Jeanette at (908) 226-2513.
- Saturday - March 27. 9 AM - 3 PM. Passport Fair. The Union County Clerk's Westfield office will be open to provide passport information and to accept passport applications. The $10 photo fee will be waived for applications made at the event. Applications can be found online at ucnj.org/ctyclerk/passport.html. More information is available at travel.state.gov/ or (877) 487-2778. The County Clerk's annex is at 300 North Avenue East, Westfield.
- Saturday - March 27. 7 PM. Help Haiti Smile: A Benefit for Haiti Relief. Beginning with a concert by the Good News Community Gospel Choir under the direction of Mark Miller (at 7 PM), the evening includes a reception and art show featuring the works of Darlene Foster, Ivan Lo and Jeremy Langdon. Admission: $10. Proceeds will be shared between the Clinton/Bush Haiti Fund and the Episcopal Relief and Development Fund's Haiti relief effort. At Grace Episcopal Church, East 7th Street and Cleveland Avenue. Parking in public lot across street. Info: (908) 756-1520 or visit www.graceplainfield.org/.
- Sunday - March 28. 3 PM. Crescent Concerts: Festival of Organists. Prominent area organists will perform beloved as well as little-known works on Crescent Avenue's G.F. Adams organ. Featuring Samuel Chapin, Richard Frey, Se-Enn Lim, James Little and Thomas Rodgers. Tickets: $20/general admission, Seniors $15, Students $5. Info: (908) 756-2468 or crescentconcerts.org/. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, East 7th Street and Watchung Avenue (parking in lot on First Place or at Swain Galleries).
- Wednesday - March 31. 5:30 - 7:30 PM. PEA: Board of Ed Candidate Forum. All 14 Board of Ed candidates have been invited to the Plainfield Education Association's candidate forum. Questions can be submitted by email to debate2010@peapower.org. Info: Odessa Atkins, (908) 561-0664.
- Wednesday - March 31. 7 PM. Union County Citizens Budget Review Forum. The Westfield Leader/Scotch Plains Times editorial staff will moderate a panel discussion reviewing the proposed Union County budget, as well as questions from the audience. County and state officials have been invited to participate. The forum will be taped by Cranford's public access cable station and distributed to all community access cable stations in Union County (including Plainfield). At the Cranford Municipal Building, Council Chambers, 8 Springfield Avenue. For more details, see CountyWatchers here, which includes links to budget review summaries and full report.
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